The Western Cordillera is the landform where Vancouver lies in. Advantages and disadvantages can come with this landform. The Western Cordillera consists of both flat and "hilly" terrain, which can cause problems. Building and possibly farming here could be a difficult process, especially if the ground is uneven. Fortunately for Vancouver, it is built on a flat terrain in coastal locations. Vancouver is surrounded near bodies of water, but just to name some, the lists includes: The Pacific Ocean, English Bay, Fraser River, and Strait of Georgia. A couple of advantages are the transportation routes which allows exporting and importing, fishing, and tourism. All of these result in creating jobs for the citizens and attract tourists, which is always a good sign.
This is a photo of English Bay. As stated before, Vancouver is a coastal city, so this is typical photograph of their landscape. As you can see in the background, there are a couple of ships and boats moving along on the bay. This picture is perfect for showing the importance of transportation and how it has helped the city grow. Without transportation, exporting and importing would not be able to happen, which is crucial for the economy. After Vancouver manufactured it's goods, they need to ship it and send it somewhere off to profit. If the English Bay had not existed, how else would they transport their items and gain money? The economy grows and expands because of these products getting shipped off. Of course, there are other methods of transportation and Vancouver could use other bodies of lakes, but this is just one example of how just one bay could make a huge difference in helping the city grow.